Thomas Walker HAPPER^[1]

• Name	Thomas Walker HAPPER
  Gender	Male
  orphan	20 Jan 1786 & 17 Jul 1788	Norfolk Co, VA   [1]
  	On 20 January 1786 in Norfolk County Court, Thomas was named as the orphan of Samuel Happer. William Happer qualified as guardian, and additional security in the amount of £1500 was posted by Matthew Godfrey and William Wilson, Jr. Two and a half years later, on 17 July 1788, Joseph Harding qualified as Thomas' guardian, and additional security in the amount of £2000 was posted by William Porter and James Wilson, Sr.
  living	7 May 1802  [2]
  	On 7 May 1802, Thomas received a certificate for probate on the will of Samuel Ballance.
  Person ID	I58425	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel HAPPER   d. Between 6 Apr 1775 and 17 Aug 1778
  Mother	Mary PORTER   d. After 5 Dec 1784
  Family ID	F4980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S212] Elizabeth B. Wingo, compiler, Wingo, Guardian Bonds of Norfolk County, Virginia 1750-1800, ((Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co, 1993)). p. 33. [S195] Ethel W. Brewster, compiler, Brewster, Norfolk County, Virginia Will Book III 1788-1802, ((Fredericksburg, VA: by the compiler, 1986)). pp. 179-180: Samuel Ballance will.